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'''Elek''' ({{Langx|de|Renndorf}}, {{Langx|ro|Aletea}}) is a town in [[Békés County]], in the [[Southern Great Plain]] region of south-east [[Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?n=Elek&p=5465|title=City (town) Elek: map, population, location|website=www.tiptopglobe.com|access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> Until the [[World War II|Second World War]], the town was home to the largest concentration of [[Germans of Hungary|Germans]] in the county, with its population consisting almost entirely of [[Danube Swabians|Swabians]]. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.<ref>[https://yvng.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=he&s_id=&s_lastName=&s_firstName=&s_place=Elek&s_dateOfBirth=&cluster=true Documentation of the city's Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust]</ref><ref>[https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_nemzetisegi_Zsido_1840-1941/?pg=133&layout=s&query=Elek Hungarian Jewish census]</ref>
'''Elek''' ({{Lang-ro|'''Aletea'''}}) is a [[town]] in [[Békés county]], in the [[Southern Great Plain]] [[region]] of south-east [[Hungary]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
It covers an [[area]] of 54.94&nbsp;km² and has a [[population]] of 5567 people (2002).
The town covers an area of {{convert|54.94|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and had a population of 5,567 in 2002.


==History==
==History==
* ''1232'' First mentioned
* 1232 : First mentioned
* ''1566-1696'' [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule ([[Ottoman wars in Europe]])
* 1566-1696 : [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule ([[Ottoman wars in Europe]])
* ''1724'' settling of German colonists (predominantly from [[Franconia]])
* 1724 : settling of German colonists (predominantly from [[Franconia]])
* ''1739'' [[Bubonic plague|Plague]]
* 1739 : [[Bubonic plague]]
* ''1894'' artesian aquifer
* 1894 : [[Artesian aquifer]]
* ''1920'' Elek becomes border town [[Treaty of Trianon]]
* 1920 : Elek becomes border town ([[Treaty of Trianon]])
* ''1946'' [[Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII|Expulsion]] of German settlers
* 1946 : [[Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII|Expulsion of German inhabitants]]
* 1996 : Elek gains town status


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===Twin towns===
==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}

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===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Elek is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
Elek is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
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* [[Alerheim]], Germany (1992)
* [[Gerolzhofen]], Germany (1990)
* [[Gerolzhofen]], Germany (1990)
* [[Grăniceri]], Romania (1997)
* [[Alerheim]], Germany (1992)
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* [[Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)|Laudenbach]], Germany (1994)
* [[Leimen (Baden)|Leimen]], Germany (1992)
* [[Leimen (Baden)|Leimen]], Germany (1992)
* [[Sebiş]], Romania (1992)
* [[Sebiș]] (Borossebes), Romania (1992)
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* [[Gerlingen]], Germany
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* [[Veľké Kapušany]], Slovakia (1996)
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* [[Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)|Laudenbach]], Germany (1994)
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* [[Veľké Kapušany]] (Nagykapocs), Slovakia (1996)
* [[Grăniceri]] (Ottlaka), Romania (1997)
* [[Dumbrava, Timiș|Dumbrava]] (Igazfalva), Romania (2019)


==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Elek}}
* {{Official website|http://www.elek.hu/}} in Hungarian

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Latest revision as of 05:55, 24 October 2024

This article is about the town. For people with the given name, see Elek (given name). For people with the surname, see Elek (surname).
Elek
Town
Monument of the deported Germans
Monument of the deported Germans
Flag of Elek
Flag
Coat of arms of Elek
Coat of arms
Elek is located in Hungary
Elek
Elek
Coordinates: 46°31′41″N 21°14′49″E / 46.528°N 21.247°E / 46.528; 21.247
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictGyula
Area
 • Total
54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
4,816
 • Density101/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5742
Area code(+36) 66
Websitewww.elek.hu

Elek (German: Renndorf, Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.[1] Until the Second World War, the town was home to the largest concentration of Germans in the county, with its population consisting almost entirely of Swabians. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[2][3]

Geography

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The town covers an area of 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) and had a population of 5,567 in 2002.

History

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Year Population
1802 1,200
1835 2,500
1890 5,700
1930 8,400
1940 9,300
2000 5,500
2010 4,985
2019 4,816

Twin towns

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Elek is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ "City (town) Elek: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ Documentation of the city's Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust
  3. ^ Hungarian Jewish census
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